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47,780 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), violence in Damascus and rights and justice in Ramallah drew the news. Bangladesh's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMyanmar 72 in 100 of its 281 stories, usually 25
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

518 of its 748 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dhaka accounted for 371 of Bangladesh's 518 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. 246 of Dhaka's 371 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (140 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

964 of its 1,198 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Damascus accounted for 496 of Syria's 964 stories about harm, carried by 508 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (268 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

585 of its 1,084 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Ramallah accounted for 514 of Palestine's 585 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (197 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

54 of its 86 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 48 of Palmasola's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

202 of its 281 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 118 of Tharrawaddy's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (176 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

294 of its 452 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 238 of Lebanon's 294 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (90 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Denmark

86 of its 232 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

136 of its 273 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 74 of Caracas' 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories).

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Rights & justice

Singapore

296 of its 1,092 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (78 stories). Outbreaks were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Afghanistan (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Guatemala (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Austria (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Ethiopia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Singapore (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
24 in 10018 in 10010 Mar17 Mar24 Mar31 Mar8 Apr10 Mar: 20 in 10011 Mar: 20 in 10012 Mar: 22 in 10013 Mar: 24 in 10014 Mar: 21 in 10015 Mar: 19 in 10016 Mar: 19 in 10017 Mar: 19 in 10018 Mar: 19 in 10019 Mar: 21 in 10020 Mar: 20 in 10021 Mar: 18 in 10022 Mar: 23 in 10023 Mar: 23 in 10024 Mar: 22 in 10025 Mar: 23 in 10026 Mar: 22 in 10027 Mar: 23 in 10028 Mar: 22 in 10029 Mar: 22 in 10030 Mar: 21 in 10031 Mar: 21 in 1001 Apr: 20 in 1002 Apr: 23 in 1003 Apr: 23 in 1004 Apr: 19 in 1005 Apr: 18 in 1006 Apr: 19 in 1007 Apr: 19 in 1008 Apr: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 Apr. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 47,780 stories about harm among 241,517 counted on 8 Apr.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Afghanistan's news. of the day's 241,517 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Bangladesh for the third day running. Bangladesh's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Maldives86 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Syria80 in 100 of its 1,198 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia77 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Belgium73 in 100 of its 1,444 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar72 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 25 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US440 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1725 Philadelphia US309 stories about protests or strikes, of its 437 Lesbos Greece261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Dhaka Bangladesh246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 371 Jerusalem Israel237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 467

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualMicronesia: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNicaragua: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualXinjiang, China -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 44 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 112 stories, carried by 102 outletsLynchburg, US -- displacement: 24 stories, carried by 22 outletsHawaii, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsStavanger, Norway -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 35 stories, carried by 50 outletsChuuk, Micronesia -- other: 43 stories, carried by 74 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 14 outletsConnacht, Ireland -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 12 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nicaragua warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Xinjiang China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 55 stories ● Tripoli Libya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 112 stories ● Lynchburg US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 24 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Stavanger Norway about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 35 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice43% 20,005 stories · much more than usual (usually 35%) Conflict & violence22% 10,251 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents10% 4,810 stories · about as usual Health9% 4,331 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,136 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,643 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,514 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,057 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed13,256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,610 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,899 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees1,539 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions941 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations191 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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